§ 10-58. Minor violations.

A person who, knowingly and willfully:

(1)

Being at the time a representative of any charitable organization, authorized organization or associational group or organization, conducts a bingo or instant bingo game on behalf of that charitable organization contrary to any of the conditions of play stated in section 10-59 or permits or acquiesces in such conduct;

(2)

Permits any premises owned or controlled by him to be used for the conduct of bingo or instant bingo contrary to any of the conditions stated in section 10-68;

(3)

Being at the time a charitable organization, authorized organization or associational group or organization, requires or permits any person who has not been an active member of the charitable organization, authorized organization or associational group or organization for a period for at 30 days prior to his appointment for designation to act or serve as the charitable organization, authorized organization or associational group or organization representative or to conduct bingo or instant bingo;

(4)

Being at the time a charitable organization, authorized organization or associational group or organization or lessor fails or refuses to deposit the proceeds derived from the conduct of bingo or instant bingo or from the leasing of premises upon which bingo or instant bingo is conducted, as the case may be, into a separate bank account as required by subsection 10-64(b) or 10-65(c);

(5)

Fails or refuses to maintain the records or to make the reports required by this article or by the sheriff pursuant to the article;

(6)

Fails or refuses to make records available on demand by the sheriff or his authorized representative, as provided by subsection 10-64(c) or 10-65(d);

(7)

Mutilates, obstructs, tears down, removes or otherwise tampers with any official notice, placard, poster or other sign required by this article or by the sheriff to be posted without legal authority to do so;

(8)

Reproduces or alters or causes to be reproduced or altered a license, report, certificate or other document issued by the sheriff, with an intent to evade or violate any section of this article or any other law;

(9)

Uses or has in his possession any bingo equipment, as defined in subsection 10-59(b) that is being used to conduct an unlawful bingo game as prohibited by subsection 10-59(b);

(10)

Has in his possession any money or other thing of value derived from admissions, sales of bingo cards, instant bingo tickets, sales of food and beverages, concession payments and other activities in connection with the conduct of an unlawful bingo or instant bingo game as prohibited by subsection 10-59(b);

(11)

Tampers with the bingo or instant bingo equipment, including the balls used or tickets, with the intent of producing an irregular result;

(12)

Commits any violation of this article not otherwise mentioned in this section or in section 10-57; shall, if found guilty, be fined up to $500.00 and imprisoned in the county jail for a period not to exceed 60 days. For violations that are of a continuing nature, each date that the violation continues shall be a separate offense. Violations are declared to be class VII violations.

(Code 1970, § 16½-115; Ord. No. 92-15, § 35, 10-27-92; Ord. No. 94-12, § 3, 8-9-94; Ord. No. 08-40, § 1, 9-23-08)